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MARIANNA: After years of running around and doing his bidding, I'm tired of being my father's pawn. So what would someone in my position do when they're sent to spy on the enemy? I'll tell you what they don't do. 1. Seduce the enemy. 2. Steal from him and then pin the theft on your father. 3. Kidnap the enemy's right-hand man after shooting him (But to be honest this was Paulo's fuck up. Not mine) 4. Fall for said enemy and (drumroll please) get pregnant. But you can't judge me when you haven't met Cristiano De Luca or his schlong. CRISTIANO: This woman is going to be the end of me. Tropes: Crazy Female Lead, Powerful Male Lead, Crazier side characters, He falls first, Hidden identity, A little love triangle, A sprinkle of violence and a healthy amount of spice. Guaranteed Happily Ever After. Previously titled Carina and Christiano

Setelah 10 tahun aku kejar Kevin Sentosa tanpa lelah, akhirnya aku sadar semuanya tak lagi ada artinya. Aku menyerah dan memilih bersama Adrian Wisak. Untukku, ia menyalakan kembang api semalaman dan membelikan sebuah pulau, lalu melamarku di sana. Tapi menjelang pernikahan, dia menghilang. Saat akhirnya kutemukan, aku dengar tawa sinisnya bersama orang lain, "Aku sengaja kejar Diana Karin hanya agar Kevin jijik." "Tapi setelah dapatkan dia, ternyata dia membosankan." "Meski begitu, aku tetap nggak rela. Jadi aku bakal kabur dari pernikahan, agar dia malu, seru kan?" Jadi sebelum dia sempat kabur, aku lebih dulu kabur dari pernikahan, agar dia jadi bahan tertawaan seluruh kota. Belakangan kudengar, dia jadi gila dan menggeledah seisi Kota Jama, tapi pengantin wanitanya tetap tidak ketemu.

Saat penjahat menyiksa aku hingga mati, aku sudah hamil tiga bulan. Namun suamiku, Marcell Wijaya, seorang detektif paling terkemuka di kota ini, sedang berada di rumah sakit bersama cinta pertamanya, Emilia Nessi, menemani dia menjalani pemeriksaan kesehatan. Tiga hari sebelumnya, ia memintaku menyumbangkan ginjal untuk Emilia. Ketika aku menolak dan mengatakan bahwa aku telah dua bulan mengandung anak kami, tatapannya berubah menjadi dingin. “Berhenti berbohong,” ujarnya dengan suara bergetar sambil menahan marah. “Kamu cuma egois, mau membiarkan Emilia mati.” Ia menghentikan mobil di jalan raya yang gelap. “Keluar,” perintahnya. “Kalau kamu setega itu, pulanglah jalan kaki.” Aku berdiri di kegelapan lalu diculik oleh penjahat yang dendam karena pernah dipenjara oleh Marcell. Ia memotong lidahku. Dengan kepuasan kejam, ia menggunakan ponsel aku untuk menelepon suamiku. Namun jawaban Marcell singkat dan dingin, “Apa pun itu, pemeriksaan kesehatan Emilia lebih penting! Dia butuh aku sekarang.” Penjahat itu tertawa jahat. “Nah, nah… sepertinya detektif hebat itu lebih menghargai hidup mantan cintanya daripada istri sahnya.” Beberapa jam kemudian, ketika Marcell sampai di tempat kejadian, dia ketakutan melihat kekejaman yang diterapkan pada tubuh yang telah dimutilasi. Ia marah dan menyalahkan pembunuh karena terlalu kejam terhadap wanita hamil. Namun ia tak menyadari bahwa tubuh yang dimutilasi di hadapannya adalah istrinya sendiri, aku.

An ugly mysterious man took me into custody because of a debt agreement. I was forced into a contract marriage with him. My life is like hell even though all the luxuries are available. I was imprisoned in the palace, escorted by dozens of armed men. He said he had been waiting for me for a long time. I hated him, even though he was a rich and all-encompassing man. I wanted to go home because I had to fulfil a promise to my father before he died. Every night, he would ask me to come to his room to do something. If I refuse, then my father's life will be in danger. I will do anything to get out of this problem and avenge all their evil deeds.

Setelah pergi ke luar negeri untuk kuliah, karena biaya hidup yang tidak mencukupi, aku bekerja paruh waktu di tempat hiburan di Aurelion. Sejak malam itu, setiap kali terbangun di tengah malam, aku selalu teringat betapa mengerikannya pengalaman yang aku alami malam itu.

Why is the world so cruel?” Nora had spent fifteen years of her life being the perfect daughter, obedient, loyal, and silent. She cooked, cleaned, and sacrificed her dreams to please her father, believing love was something she could earn through pain. But on the day of the will reading, her world shattered. Every property, every piece of her father’s empire, was left to her younger sister. All Nora got was a letter with three empty words: “Forgive me, Nora.” With nowhere to go and nothing to live for, she finds herself entangled with Adrian Cole, the city’s most arrogant billionaire playboy, a man known for breaking hearts, not healing them. He’s everything she swore to avoid: proud, dangerous, and emotionally untouchable. But when their paths collide, secrets unfold, secrets that link their families, their pain, and their pasts in ways neither expected. What starts as a cruel game of seduction soon turns into a storm of emotions neither of them can control. He played her heart... Until he realized she was the only one who could break his.

When Mabel Jordan, a bartender scarred by a past betrayal, meets Steve Harrison, the billionaire CEO of Ryder Enterprises, the chemistry is instant and dangerous. Steve is a man who never loses control, but Mabel is the wild card he never saw coming. Unwilling to let go of her, yet terrified of the vulnerability she represents, he creates a single rule to protect himself from the very thing he desires most. "I can't give you the perfect relationship you want, Mabel. But I also can't let you go." He makes her an offer that is both selfish and brutal: an exclusive, no-strings-attached arrangement. "I want a relationship with no strings attached. Just sex. Only with you, no other woman." The rules are simple, but the most devastating one is a lie they both hope to believe. "You can’t fall in love with me, Mabel. If you do, it will be over." What begins as a reckless game quickly becomes a battle of wills and raw desire, where every touch is a lie and every kiss is a risk. Mabel struggles to guard her heart, while Steve fights to keep a soul he swore was dead. Can they survive a game with only one rule? Or will they be destroyed by the very feelings they swore to avoid?

Suamiku sangat miskin. Selama tiga tahun pernikahan kami, aku yang sepenuhnya menanggung semua pengeluaran rumah tangga. Bahkan saat aku tertarik pada sebuah tas seharga 400 ribu ketika kami jalan-jalan bersama, dia tetap mengatakan tas itu terlalu mahal, lalu menyuruhku untuk tidak membelinya. Tanpa sengaja, aku menemukan bahwa di hari ulang tahun cinta pertamanya, suamiku menghadiahkan sebuah kalung berlian senilai 8 miliar. Ternyata dia bukan pria miskin yang hidup dalam lilitan utang, melainkan pewaris keluarga konglomerat dengan kekayaan triliunan.

Setelah mengalami keguguran lima kali berturut-turut, akhirnya aku konsultasi ke dokter untuk menanyakan alasan mengapa tubuhku tidak mampu mempertahankan janin. Namun, sebelum masuk ke ruangan pemeriksaan, aku mendengar percakapan suamiku dengan dokter di depan pintu. "Obat aborsi yang kamu berikan cukup manjur. Dia sudah keguguran lima kali. Kapan bisa dilakukan operasi pengangkatan rahim? Aku nggak bisa membiarkan Kirana mengandung anakku," ucap Raka. Dia melanjutkan, "Oh ya, tolong resepkan juga obat penguat kandungan untukku. Maya sedang mengandung anakku, aku harus memastikan bayi itu lahir dengan sehat." Dokter berkata, "Tapi kondisi tubuh Kirana sudah sangat lemah selama beberapa tahun terakhir. Kemungkinan besar dia nggak akan pernah bisa hamil lagi." Raka malah menanggapinya dengan santai, "Memangnya kenapa? Justru aku memang mau dia nggak pernah bisa punya anak, makanya aku selalu membuatnya keguguran." "Sudahlah, nggak usah bahas ini lagi. Aku masih harus menemani Maya membeli perlengkapan ibu dan bayi," lanjut Raka. Aku mendengar semua percakapan itu di balik pintu, tubuhku terasa dingin. Aku baru sadar ternyata cinta yang selama ini kupertahankan hanyalah sebuah lelucon.

Sa lahat ng school, may maituturing na Campus curshes, Queen Bee, Ice Princess and Mr & Ms. Popular. Sikat na sikat ang pangalan na Cassandra Monteralba sa isang University sa Maynila hindi lamang dahil sa ganda o talino niyang taglay kundi dahil sa pagiging malamig, supalda, mataray at walang kinikilingan na kahit sino, kaya binansagan itong Ice Princess Pero kahit gaano kataas at lamig ng pader na matagal ng naitayo ni Cassandra ay walang hirap itong binasag at nilusaw ng isang masiyahin, malambing at hindi susuko na si Aubree Gonzales. Magagawa nga bang mapaibig at mapainit ni Aubree ang nagyeyelong puso ni Cassandra? Don't steal my story, this is my original.